Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus (blood clot) from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism. A small proportion is due to the embolization of air, fat or amniotic fluid.
No. 00; Updated October 2015. The child and adolescent psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and the treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling and/or behavior affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Child psychologists, also known as child and adolescent clinical psychologists or pediatric clinical psychologists, are therapists who have acquired a doctorate in clinical psychology and specialize in treating serious emotional problems in children and teens.hild psychologists, also known as child and adolescent clinical psychologists or pediatric clinical psychologists, are therapists who have acquired a doctorate in clinical psychology and specialize in treating serious emotional problems in children and teens.